Minnesota State Highway 217

Trunk Highway 217
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(148)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	17.342 mi[1] (27.909 km)
Existed:	July 1, 1949[2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	MN 65 at Littlefork
East end:	U.S. 53 at Ray
Location
Counties:	Koochiching
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highways Interstate US State Legislative routes ← US 212 US 218 →

Minnesota State Highway 217 (MN 217) is a highway in northern Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 65 at Littlefork and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 53 at Ray.

Highway 217 is 17.3 miles (27.8 km) in length and passes through the city of Littlefork.

Route description

Highway 217 serves as an east–west route between Littlefork and Ray near International Falls.

The route is also known as Main Street in Littlefork.

Highway 217 crosses the Little Fork River and the Rat Root River throughout its route.

The western terminus for Highway 217 is its intersection with State Highway 65 in Littlefork, 8 blocks from U.S. Highway 71.

History

Highway 217 was authorized on July 1, 1949.^[2]

The route was paved before 1960.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Koochiching County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Littlefork	0.000	0.000	MN 65
	0.086– 0.170	0.138– 0.274	Little Fork River Bridge
	0.383	0.616	CR 49 (3rd Avenue)
	0.452	0.727	CR 43 (4th Avenue)
	0.888	1.429	CR 22 north / CR 43 south (Aspen Street)
Rainy Lake	1.811	2.915	CR 8
East Koochiching	10.402– 10.420	16.740– 16.769	Rat Root River Bridge
	15.334	24.678	CR 29
	16.980	27.327		CR 110
Ray	17.342	27.909	US 53
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google